Thomas Hardy’s novels are all set in Wessex which is a quasi-mythical region in southern and south-west England. The native community of this area was of particular interest to Hardy‚ and in The Return of the Native this community plays a greater role than it does in other works by Hardy. In The Return of the Native‚ the significance of the rustic characters is not limited to providing mere background scenery or local colour. Instead‚ these characters fulfill various important functions such as commenting
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MODELLING ABNORMAL RETURN: A REVIEW ARTICLE Oleh Norman Strong Overview Paper ini memberikan panduan untuk metodologi event study dan menguraikan prosedur pemodelan return abnormal dan masalah yang terkait. Event Study Event study adalah nama yang diberikan pada penelitian empiris atas hubungan antara harga sekuritas dengan kejadian ekonomi (economic events). Kebanyakan event study memfokuskan pada perilaku harga saham dalam rangka untuk menguji apakah perilaku stokastik mereka dipengaruhi oleh pengungkapan
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Returns to Scale Returns to scale is a concept that tries to explain the behaviour of the output in relation to the change in the total scale of operations of the firm. A change of scale of operations means a change in the total size of the firm‚ i.e. a change in both labour and capital of the firm. For determining the returns to scale‚ we need to calculate the Output Elasticity where: Output Elasticity = % change in Output/% change in all inputs The different types of returns to scales
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firms that were diversified internationally could lower prices in the U.S. straining Mondavi’s profitability. With wine consumption for the 3 year period (2002 -2005) projected to be flat internationally‚ except for the UK and U.S. markets‚ Mondavi should expect the competition to aggressively pursue these growth markets. Facts: Winemaking is a capital-intensive business‚ not only for the production phase‚ but also for distribution and marketing. This is one reason consolidation was taking hold of
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Kevin Weghorst Larry Eson September 10‚ 2009 Ever since I can remember‚ I have always been fascinated with cars. I do not know what it is‚ there is just something about being able to customize and race a variety of different types of cars. Some may say that spending money on cars is a waste of money and time‚ but I think it is one of the best investments because of how long they can last‚ especially if they are taken care of. Cars that are really old and have been taken
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There are many data management issues that need to be considered when dealing with new data‚ transferring data‚ or just storing data for long periods of time. For instance‚ if a corporation or business needs to store data for long periods of time‚ they may have to come up with multiple ways of storing the data in the event one device or method fails. Also‚ all things eventually wear out in time. Therefore‚ servers‚ hard drives‚ databases and any other technological data storing equipment or methods
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The phrase "a happy worker is a productive worker" has been coined for a very long time. It is my belief that someone who is satisfied with his/her work (thus‚ happy) will always be more productive compare to someone dissatisfied with his/her work (thus‚ unhappy). But how can a boss make his workers happy‚ this lead us to a hotly debated topic: Performance Appraisal vs. Pay. I personally feel pay approach is more potentially motivating a worker to contribute more to an undertaking. According
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skills of a manager in any organization in Bangladesh. To complete the study‚ we conducted an interview with a manager of a reputed organization. The functions‚ role and skills of a typical manager in any organization in Bangladesh have been described below based on the study. WHO IS A MANAGER A manger is an individual who is in charge of a certain group of tasks‚ or a certain subset of a company. A manager is often has staff of people who report to him or her. A Manager is the person responsible
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for the rights of their loved ones. The act of using animals as a commodity for human’s purposes has been strongly criticized. Keeping them in cages is also included. While supporters believe that animals and birds should never be caged‚ I oppose that sometimes animals and birds should be caged for the following reasons. Firstly‚ animals and birds bring considerable medical benefits such as bear gall and bird nest. According to scientists‚ bear bile contains ursodeoxycholic acid‚ which is believed
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Economics for Managers by Paul Farnham y Chapter 5: Production and Cost Analysis in the Short Run © 2005 Prentice Hall‚ Inc. 5.1 Defining the Production Function P d ti F ti The formula can be read as “quantity of quantity output is a function of the inputs listed inside the parentheses” Q = f (L‚ K‚ M…) where Q = quantity of output L = quantity of labor input K = quantity of capital input y M = quantity of materials input © 2005 Prentice Hall‚ Inc. 5.2 Fixed
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